Arktis - Last Arktis Tapes
(Garden Of Delights) Catalog no: CD125
Arktis - Last Arktis Tapes
(Garden Of Delights) Catalog no: CD125
From Aural Innovations October 2009 update
Arktis are a heavy rock four-piece, formed in Bonn, Germany in 1973. This is the third release of previously un-released material by the band, and it is
thanks to Garden of Delights that we can now hear this material for the first
time on CD. Their music is pure 70’s rock and it could be likened to bands
such as Ten Years After, although Arktis are a far rougher version of this style
of music than the likes of Ten Years After, and it should be noted that they
seem more at home in the experimental field than they are with the more commercial
acts of the time. More in the mindset of Kollective or Lilliental than they
are with Free let’s say, but nonetheless we find that the driving nature
of the music is firmly standing in the blues rock vein. The sound flows with
an energy and a roughness that made The Pink Fairies famous, and it seems to
recall moments of Canned Heat boogies and Spirit in the Sky type riffing, although
not highly original for the time, it has to be said that there is definite passion
involved, and if like me, I like to hear that in music, regardless whether I
like it or not. So, if 70’s rock improvisations are your thing, then Arktis
are a must, and I’m sure that you will not be disappointed.
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Reviewed by Mike Reed